The Social Support–Health Link Unraveled
Pathways Linking Social Support to Functional Capacity in Later Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12798161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bianca Suanet (0000-0002-5289-3176, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Marja J Aartsen (0000-0003-4246-7621, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University), Emiel O Hoogendijk (0000-0001-9660-5108, Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Martijn Huisman (0000-0002-9285-6759, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 616-626 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0898264319841949 |
| PMID | 30983471 |
| OpenAlex | W2939290143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 35 |
Objective: Despite evidence that social support is strongly related to health, very little is known about the mechanisms underlying this association. This study investigates whether physical activity, depressive symptoms, and chronic diseases mediate the associations between social support and functional capacity. Method: Data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam on 954 participants, aged 75 and older, covering 9 years, are analyzed with latent growth mediation models. Results: Only the indirect path from the initial level of emotional support to the initial level of functional capacity through the initial level of depressive symptoms was significant. All mediators however were significantly associated with the level of and changes in functional capacity. Models with reversed pathways were estimated, but model fit was worse. Discussion: Because only initial levels of social support relate to functional capacity, and changes in social support do not, older adults likely receive the support they need
Cognition · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Latent growth modeling · Mediation · Path analysis (statistics · Psychiatry · Social support · Structural equation modeling · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Multicollinearity and Measurement Error in Structural Equation Models
Mediation Models for Longitudinal Data in Developmental Research
Social Support and Health
Cohort Profile
Perceived social isolation makes me sad
Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models
Studies of Illness in the Aged
Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality
The CES-D Scale
Confidence Limits for the Indirect Effect
Social Network, Social Support, and Loneliness in Older Persons with Different Chronic Diseases
Differential Associations of Social Support and Social Connectedness With Structural Features of Social Networks and the Health Status of Older Adults
The Relation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Support to Disease Outcomes Among the Elderly
Social Network Characteristics and Onset of ADL Disability
Losing and Gaining in Old Age
Disability as a Function of Social Networks and Support in Elderly African Americans and Whites
Relationship of Activity and Social Support to the Functional Health of Older Adults
Exploring the effect of depression on physical disability
Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling
From social integration to health
Good to have but not to use
Network Studies of Social Influence
Mechanisms Linking Social Ties and Support to Physical and Mental Health
Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |